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Tax-efficient giving advice missing: Macquarie

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012
Advisers who don't evolve their businesses to cater for growing client interest in philanthropy risk being left behind. That's the conclusion of Queensland University of Technology research which reveals a growing demand among high net-worth clients ...

QE results in currency wars

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2012
... direct consequences of this monetary printing machine has been currency debasement - or so-called "currency wars". "The basic law of supply and demand suggests that if you increase the supply of something then, all else being equal, the price should ...

$1bn unpaid contributions returned

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2012
... manager, said these unpaid contributions include both compulsory employer contributions and salary sacrifice amounts. "By law, employers must pay their employees' super contributions on a quarterly or monthly basis. This is because super is actually ...

Key local appointment for Robeco

STAFF JOURNALIST  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2012
... experience in the wholesale and institutional marketplace. Penprase holds a bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting and Law from the University of Technology, Sydney. The Robeco Australia office opened in March this year.

China trip provides first-hand insights

STAFF JOURNALIST  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2012
While China's economic power is undisputed, misconceptions are still prevalent when it comes to investments, said Premium China Funds Management. The reality on the ground has improved dramatically since China opened up to foreign investment, said Jonathan ...

NFL dispute over 401(k) touches down

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2012
A referee's lock-out dispute in the US over pay and whether NFL referees should be forced to join a 401(k) plan rather than be covered by the NFL pension plan is finally over. The dispute was caused when the NFL administration tried to renegotiate referee ...

Razor to board's pay follows PwC review

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2012
Perpetual's directors have had their pay slashed after a review by PricewaterhouseCoopers found that they were overpaid. After the ASX-listed financial services company's 2011 annual general meeting returned a 26% 'no' vote on the remuneration package ...

Mortgage broker first offender under new law

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2012
Sydney based mortgage broker, Daniel Nguyen has pleaded guilty to ten charges after he provided false information to banks to secure approvals for $3 million worth of home loans for his clients. The charges laid against Nguyen, 45, are the first to ...

AMP Capital chases Asian growth

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2012
Retail and institutional investors will be targeted in China and Japan, as AMP Capital chases growth in the Asian region. Plans to provide retail offerings to the Chinese market were currently stalled by laws preventing life companies owning funds management ...

ASIC bans two advisers

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2012
ASIC has banned two advisers from providing financial services following breaches including unlawful early release of superannuation benefits. Simon Turudia, formerly an authorised representative of AMP Financial Planning was found to have arranged ...